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80-Plus-Pound Blue Cat Is New Georgia State Record
From WALB 10 News:
A new state record blue catfish was caught this week at Lake Walter F. George.
It's now being certified by the state.
You have to see this monster to believe it.
The fish is 49-inches long and weighs 80-pounds 4-ounces. That's five pounds heavier than the previous state record.
Chad Love: The Creepy Crapshack Story Contest
Yesterday was snowy, wet and thoroughly miserable. Looks like the marmot was right. A perfect day to stay inside. So I loaded up the dogs and went quail hunting. As I was driving to my hunting spot I passed the intersection in the photo below. Just a lonely, little-traveled county road junction way out in the back of beyond. No stoplight, no traffic, and definitely no random porta-potty abandoned in the middle of the intersection.
But on my way back, there it was, smack in the middle of the road. Did someone lose it? Did they get tired of hauling it around and decided that this junction was as good a place as any? Was it, you know, used? (I didn’t find out). Was it a protest statement about the condition of my state's public roads? Maybe an anonymous philanthropic gesture toward us Johnless late-season public-land quail hunters?
Discussion Topic: Tiny LEGO Gun Spells Big Trouble For Student
And now, the very latest in the ongoing absurdity of zero-tolerance, from The Staten Island Real-Time News:
Patrick Timoney, a fourth-grader at PS 52, South Beach, was nearly suspended after playing with LEGOs during his lunch period because one of the action figures was carrying at toy machine gun.
Discussion Topic: Idaho Website Posts Names Of Successful Wolf Hunters
From the Idaho Statesman:
Rick Hobson, a Boise wolf advocate, used a public records request to get the names of hunters who reported wolf kills to the Idaho Department of Fish and Game. Hobson posted 122 names and bought a classified ad in the Idaho Statesman that directed people to a Web site.
He said harassment was not his intent. . . .
Discussion Topic: Idaho Website Posts Names Of Successful Wolf Hunters
From the Idaho Statesman:
Rick Hobson, a Boise wolf advocate, used a public records request to get the names of hunters who reported wolf kills to the Idaho Department of Fish and Game. Hobson posted 122 names and bought a classified ad in the Idaho Statesman that directed people to a Web site.
He said harassment was not his intent. . . .
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Arctic Freeze & Waterfowlers Needs
And, what do waterfowlers need? A migration. And what fuels migration? Cold arctic air and lots and lots of snow covering waste grain in the states where season is closed! A cold blast of air has settled upon most… Continue
Posted by HuntersBlind on January 8, 2010 at 9:45pm
Field Care for Potential Trophy Birds
Rule Number One is: The better the bird is taken care of in the field, the more likely it will result in a quality mount. The moment a potential trophy bird is taken is when the utmost care for taxidermy starts.
Once you have shot a potential trophy bird:
If at all possible, obtain mature individuals late in the winter. Birds shot early in season may have pinfeathers, which are developing immature feathers not yet fused to the skin. Pinfeathers may fall out during… Continue
Posted by Robert Olson on January 6, 2010 at 11:30pm — 2 Comments
Waterfowl Hunting News
ALUS in Alberta - Good News for American Duck Hunters - 'Farmers Conservation Plan' Launches on Breeding Grounds
Today’s launch of the first Alternative Land Use Services (ALUS) pilot program in Alberta—a prime duck-producing province—is great news for U.S. hunters. Designed by Delta Waterfowl and backed by several Canadian farm groups, ALUS compensates agricultural producers for providing ecological goods and services, including waterfowl habitat, on their working lands—lands that in time Delta Waterfowl hopes will rival the U.S. Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) in duck production.CRP: Is the Cadillac of Conservation Programs on Life Support? Weigh in, or face the consequences
CRP is the Conservation Reserve Program, arguably the most sweepingly beneficial, voluntary private lands conservation initiative ever hatched by the federal government. But the Cadillac of Conservation programs, it seems, is loosing its luster and support. The political class in Washington D.C., among others, is debating its importance and usefulness in this age of bio-fuels and alternative energy. Translation: The scalpel has been unsheathed and cuts are likely on the horizon.2009 Photos of the Year
Delta photographer Fred Greenslade went through all the photos submitted by Delta Waterfowl members during 2009 and selected his twenty favorites - check out the best photos of 2009 and submit your best from the field.Hunting Q and A
Is it a good idea to have a mix of decoy sizes in your spread; i.e. super magnums, magnums, and life-size decoys together? Is it better to have a mix of decoys from various manufacturers in your spread?Tis’ the Season to Give the Gift of Delta Waterfowl
Looking for Christmas gift ideas? Send your favorite duck hunter a membership to Delta Waterfowl. All memberships, which include several levels starting at $15 for those aged 17 and under, purchased by Dec. 15th will come with a special Delta Christmas card. A $100 membership comes with a t-shirt, a Buck Gardner duck call, a hat and decal, and our award-winning quarterly magazine.Photos
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Field Report Fron Virginia
Very calm, clear and mild today, though there was a thin sheet of ice in the creeks of the James River. We saw hundreds of greenheads today; we killed total of 6, but should have had more. The mallar…
Started by Robert Olson in General Jan 18.
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I think PUMA knives are the best knives in the world!
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